North Carolina Newspapers

GET THE KEWS" OF MARTIN COUNTY THICK A WEEK BY TAKING THE KNTUTUSK. fLM VOLUME 24—NtMBEK K GOVERNOR BLAMES A. J. MAXWELL FOR LACK OF REVENUE If 1921 Bill Was Inade quate, Maxwell's The Man Asheville, July Sn—Declaring that he felt the interests of the stale re quired that he should make a furthei s".'.lenient on the sUie'- financial condition, Governor Cameron Mem son tonight enarges that "if the revenue bill of 1921 failed to lev* the necessary revenue upon the pe. pie of the state to meet the appro pi rations and expenses for the two calendar yean ending Decew.ber 31 1922, Mr. A. J. Maxwell is more re sponsible for that fjet than au. other man connected wiih the legis lation." The governor's statement was is sued in reply to Corporation Com missioner A. J. Max 4. elr- observa tions on the recent audit of stall finances which was instituted whei he (Mr. Maxwell■ chargtd a'defki of $5,000,14)0 existed in the ctjrrei revenues as of December 31, lV? Governor Morrison «erln»d thai Mr. Maxwell wrote the revenue h;. of 192f and took great pride in and that when he appeared before th finance committee he found Mr. Max well as its chief adviser a~d that h (the governor's I suggestions as I changes in method- of financing we'* approved by Mr. Mnxw«|l. In his statemen* the governor de dared that the only «iefic.t which ex isted in the stateN finances exist*, prior to his administration and wr caused by a special Sexy for th schools of the state, causing a defir of (Tlti/MM. He ia-isted that th special legislature of 1921 had ar ranged for financing this and tl. according to the auditors* sta?ei.ent on present conditions, the ge ■ revenues of the state at the prese time could pay off l±SojW> of thi school deficit. He expressed eonfi dence that the unpaid taxes due lis s* ate through December 31. 192* would _Brova.au am*. Is wipe .« the remaining portion, FICK ONE MARKET FOR THIS SEASO> Each Member to IMntt Ub 1 map 'l - Receiving Paul During 1923. The tobacco asowatna eipei *.-ri nuiiy complications tl at cauaui i. good deal of trouble with Uit record: of the association b> naemliers drivel ing at several receiving point*. It h been found by a study oi the nei>«. of the association in handling tobacco tnat the most effective >)stm of re ceiving tobacco is that each memtiet designate the point at which he de sires to deliver h* tobacco. Aftei such designation bas tee* made anil a member has of his own will select ed the point at which be desires to deliver tobacco to the association, be should complete bis deliveries to tin* point. This will enable the association to render its members grater service and lessen the expense of keeping ac counts. Members of the association are re quested to make tarh designation at receiving points at which they exper to deliver their Inborn at as earl; a date as possible, and unless an ex ceptionally good rratan is assigned for a change, the xisocialise will ex pect the member to moke all of Us deliveries to the receiving paint chos en by him. Any changes that yen m/ desire to maka-shanld be rxvie at once to the Warehouse DepaHueft, Tabu - Co Glowers Cooperative Associatio . Richmond, Virginia. Club work is takiag a aew lease on life among the farm folks of North Carolina. Over I*ooo young people are now being reached in aa irganiied way. "e I - AW.WHATS THE USE h** the littfe Thhwin life That Count «u «M» «w»~] swnuifc» u«tt rrn pfeot / [»© you -em* I'D (MOW fruN umk . wrw f«NK»«G or re ( ®cwr ®*Oc V ~ " I. ( I J / r ° PuT n* ■* c -J L- ■>. > VHV -SO 61UH 1 *f>l > TMC MOSSST KID | all OF A 1 EV£? THE ENTERPRISE PLAN TO ATTEND THE FARM CONVENTION College Station, Raleigh, N. C. July 26.—"Those who do not attend the State Farmers' and Farm Women's convention at the colege this year will lose an admirable opportunity to mix with their neighbors and fnndt," •ays Dr. B_ W. Kilgore, newly elected Lean of the College of Agriculture. Dr. Kilgore is very much interested hi the convention this year and is assist ing President J. Y. Joyner and Secre tary J. M. Gray in making plans for the biggest event of its kind in recent years. Already the farm agents and home agents are reporting to Dean Kilgort that their respective counties will In well represented. W. L Smarr of Mc- Dowell county has written a letter t« all of his leading farmers telling them about the convention and he is plan ning a cross-country trip to the col lege, stopping at several good farm and points of interest. Other agents are makiag the sabe plans and on Jul> .Ml it is expected that a regular pil grimage will begin, with Raleigh as the meeting or converging point. Sue! an event w.II do much good, accordin to Dean Kilgore, since the fanner will have an opportunity of seeing what their fellow-workers are doing about over the territoy through which they pass, and above all else., they will get to swap ideas ami at the Raleigh meeting. While at the College, opportunity will be given the visitors to study all the shops, laboratories, barns and ex perimental fields. The College will pro vide rooms free of charge meal will be served to all them »' 50 cents each in the college dining hall Visitors will have to bring their own sheets wd necessary toilet articles The date is July 31, August 1 and 2. ILKkEI SWAMP LOCAL MENTION Mr. ami Mrs. C. M. Bullock spent Saturday nignt witn their pe rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lilley. Snluntay nignt with Miss Hatlie Hair. W ' Mrs. J. H. A\er» spent the weekeim with her son, A. It. Ayers in ileal Grass. Mr. J. H. D. I'eei and grandson spent the week end with Mrs. Claude Jam. near Robeisonvilie. Mra. J. hnie Coltraiu of Roberson vule is spending a lew days with. her Mr. and Mrs. J. S. White burst. > Mr. Henry Peeie and Mis. Luc> MoMe> and Miss Viola Wnitehuis. niotorot to Evetetts Monday after noon. A' * Mi. and Mrs. Pete Wynne were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rob er.-vn Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bateman, ol 11>mouth and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Rnl dick, of Everetts were the guests oi Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Ayers Monday af ternoon. Mr. Kra£k W>nn spent Saturda> night with Mr. Louis Bullock. Miss* Estelle Bullock spent lues day night *ith Mrs. M_ G. Rober BIG DAY AT COLEKAIN BEACH The annual Masonic picnic of Ber tie, Chowan, Hertford nod Gates coun ties was held at Coleraine Thursday, | -nd was indeed a great day for thai | section. Many Martin county people £l tended the meeting and report n > >** than iJUuO were in attendance \in. H. M. Potent. Grnnd Master ol the Grand Ledge of North Carol inn wa* I'.t orator of the ay. la order to help the farmer, the slogan "Eat more wheat", is now pro posed. To bring this about, it might be a good plan to uige the bakers to put more wheat substance and less I' air into the bread and pastry they sell to the American public. WILLIAMSTON. MARTIN COUNTY. NOKTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. JULC 27. 1523. STORM DAMAGED . PROPERTY NEAR HERE TUESDAY Stomr-Plays Havoc In Gold Point and Spring Green Areas DAMAGE~Is uREAT House Struck By Bolt Of Lightning Here One of the worst storms accompani ed by hail ever witnessed in Gold Foint took plaae Tuesday afternoon. The clouds driven by a strong gale of Wind swept over that section, but confined to a reasonably small streak, devouring most everything in its path. It took its toll especially from the fast maturing tobacco, causiug it: places as much as from 20 to 90 per cent damage. The"*most damage recorded is that around Spring Green church. At this particular point the to bacco on the farms of J. H. Purvis, W C. Manning, Nan Taylor and many others is estimated to be damaged to the extent of ninety per cent. Other crops were greatly damaged, but not as badly as the tobacco. Late that evening a bolt of light ning struck the coupla of Dr. H. H. York's house here. The damage was not so great, but several feet of slate were torn ffom the roof. BATIS' CORSS ROADS ITEMS • Misses Utile and Eva Kngles spent lite week-end with Mr. jum Mrs. jm Cairo way. —j — Mrs. t. S. Leggette spent! the week end With Mr. and Mrs. leaner Hodges. Mi. and Mrs. Leon l>u rite lie have i eturned Iroin Koanoke Uapids wtiere it ley visited Mr. Barnette's sister. Miss Carrie Itoberson spent SuuUu with Miase Fearl and Ethel Hodges. - Hi mi Umc tar Feel, Rath and Came Dell Manuning spent Hie week end with Misses Maude and Sarah L«*ggette. ine boys of Itatt's Cross Roads kiic late getting home Sunday night due to the stonn. We are very glad to kuow that the nail storm did not damage the crops, in this secion. i Mr. Dewey Leggette was the guest ot Miss Allie Kooei son Sunday even »"g . . ~ ' Mrs. U. S. Leggette has returned home after spending some with her son, I'iolessor J. L. Leggette, oi Greenville. We are very sorry to learn that Rev. Harris was unable to fill his appoint ment at Sweet Home Sunday. Mr. Marvin Leggette visited friends in (iriflhis township Sunday night. Mr. Jun Harris was the guest oi Miss Vivian Peel Sunday night. Mr. Garland Harris was the guest of Miss Sarah Brown Leggette Sun day evening. Mr. Hertiert Jackson was the guest of Miss Rena Harris Sunday evening. Mr. Itennie Hodges was the guest cf Miss Carrie Roberson Sunday af ternoon. Messrs. Leon Davenport and Phillip Stilman, of Creswell visited Mr. Davenport's unfcle, Mr. E. H. Kober son, Sunday afternoon. Quite a number of people from here attended church at Old Ford Sunday. Mrs. Eddie Peel is seriously ill. We hope her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. David Boyd have moved in their new home, " Quiet a number of people from here attended the ball game at Farm Life School Saturday afternoon. One test of a good Democrat will now be whether he can see that 9710,000 school item as a general fund item or not. Mr. Maxwell, Among others, will have to qualify as a good Democrat by ether tests. MEAT CURING AM) STORAGE PLANT IS CONTEMPLATE!! Local Men Considering" Prospects of Locat ing Plant Here The Enterprise has receive.! infor ! mation of a contemplated meat curing ' and storage plant expected to be pui j into operation here in a short while' The promoters do not wish their iden tity made public yet, so on their re quest we are withholding thir names. They advise us that they contqpi plate erecting a curing house for hou meat, and distributing their product over the 'country where the good old. Noith Carolina cured meat is greatly in demand. Reports from 'the larger cities of the state give the informatioi that this class of meat is in greatei* de mand than that put on the market >• the packing houses and this being tin case, there appears no reason wh Martin county meats should not t> cured and put on the market at the e places thereby bringing more outside money into the county. This one fact will greatly govern the future prosperi ty of Martin county. Our citixens must devise means of selling Martin county products to the outside* world. The proposed concern is contemplat ing running the plant on a cooperative basis, charging the farmers a percen tage of the gross receipts foi handl ing their meats. In connection with the curing plant they contemplate- # storage plant, storing eggs, butter and fresh meats which they propose to operate on the same basis a> the cur ing plant. Mlue prints of the buildmg> and estimates of the cost of the building are being secured, and the feasibility of the project is now being investi gated thoroughly, and we are in ho|e their investigations will bring infor mation that will (-liable them to se> their way clear to operate the plant on a basis that will be profitable te them as well as to Hie farmer- Martin county. L A fet»*enterpnses of*tHu. kind will enliven the business in Williamton to a great extent, and every effort should be made to promote tiiem. ENTERTAINS FOR VISITOR On Tuesday afternoon l'rom eight thirty until eleven-thirty Mis. I*. It. j Cone entertained at br..ige in honor! of her sister, Mi»s Janie Freeman, oi j Wilson, who ha.-> been visiting her for j the past several week-, labies weie arranged for eight in the living roof of the pretty new home, and dishes of bon bona were plat ed on each table. - A delicious ice coui -• was served by the hostess assisted by her attrac tive little daaghler, Miss Sarah Fsee man. Those playing were, Mi J. W. Watts Jr., Mrs. W. K. Parker, Miss Carrie Dell White, Mrs. J. S. Uhtxies, Mis. D Watts, Mi.-.> Yelia Andrews, and M rs. E. S. Feel besides the guest oi honor. COLLEGE HOYS PADDLE FKOM VIRGINIA ON THE OLD ROANOKE Two young men from a small town in Virginin were seen oh iur streets Wednesday. They came up front th. Roanoke river to get prov they said, to complete a trip to Edenton that they were making on a canoe They left home were the river is just a small stream, called the Dan rivei and paddled their canoe down streai. until they reached Williamston. They are college boys who are looking foi a little adventure and are enjoying the trip immensely. However, they stated that they would be glad whe they reached Edenton. Over 6.1M1G yoiAi* farm boys are en rolled in the agricultural club w> *k of the North Carolina Col'ejjp ana ue partment of Agricultun' this year. EVERETTS ELECTION VOTES ITS SCHOOL BONDS FOR BUILDING Enables Them To Erect .SoO,(MH) School Building ALSO EQUIPMENT Already Had £15,000 In Martin County Treasury Everett > comes to the fiont for a better school. The citizens, of the Kverelts schoo district recently ptiilioued for tin opportunity 10 vote upon the quest: o of a buiui issue to build a much needed .school h-uj-e in that city. The election held last Tuesdav . The vo".e» stood ninety for and thirteen agaiu.-t. The number "thirteen" vvu: within a real defeat for the op powers of the bill. 'lhe big majority for the bond issue Commend.- tin citizenry of the section to be looking far enough ahead to place their chil dren up with other sections of ti, country. The school beard has power now to is.»ue bonds to tl.e amount of SIS,IM>O provided lor br the election. Willi $15,0H0 dollars already iu the hands ol the Treasurer of Martin county ani! with the additional $15,0110 just voteu u|K>n. the district will have appropriate funds for the building of a modern school .-tructuie. A certain amount ol the s3o.l**o will lie u>e«l"in the secur ing of material -uital-le for the school Of all the place, in the county, Lveretts suffered most for the lack |Oi .. school building and we a*e tla - see such a remark..'. •? achieveire-it t.ikis place. Ri:y. DR. JOHN HARTLEY AT ErtSTOTAL evtvaen SliDJn Rev. Dr. John llnriley will delivei two addre-.--e~ at the Kpiscpal chuicii Sunday morning and .Sunday evening All of us remember Dr. Hartley in hi wonderful ami must helpful services while ti.uductuig a mi.-sion in our town ■luring the month of May and Jude Do not fail t> hear bun. You aie cor dially invited. Morning service will be at if o'clock and evening service at 8 o'clock. Eastern Carolina Commerce Meeting To Be At Windsor There will lie a regional meoijug of the Eastern Caioiiua 1 handier of com merce at Windsor Fridav, August 'Jul at II a. in. Itertie, Hertford, Martin, Bemfi-ri and Washington couiities will !«■ re presented by the county coramis.si jners i>nl business men. Ihe meetings are of much impor tance and the people, genei ■•!>, diou. make arrangements to atteiel e;a h and every one of them. Mr. N. G. Baitlett, the secieiarv- Maftager extends a most heait) in i »at : oU to the people of the CTintie, l-i* ntionetL Miss Him. Mill ( elebrale Her Birthda) Anniver»ar> At tlie home of her mother. Mis. W S. Harris, on M is.- l'attie Harris ml celebrate her birth day anniversaiy tomght at eigM ihirty. Rook and other game.- vi:, Ic imlulgetl in.' WHmington—tape Fear river con 1 ! merce at this port in fiscal year past Closing totaled 778,771 tons in and out valued at f&JMQjOIiO. THE USE OF LIME PAYS IN 1 MOV COL NT^ Monroe. N". C. July *26.—The u-e of lime and legumes in improving the fertility of poor soil.-; in Union count y has no more ardent supporter than courtly agent T. \V Broom. Mr. Broom haa worked long ami consistently for better soils, moie cuws.Wre pastures aiui more legume crops in his coui.-' ty. He tells a story about the effect ol lime and legumes on the farm of (. near Mohroe. Heie is th story exactly as it comes from him: "It is marvelous to see the effect ol lime on the growing of red clover. At Mr. M. S. Lee's farm lime has workec wonders. Mr. Lee had me go over h.- i'arm with hiiu ami see the acres an« acres of ml clover that was growing on land which three years ago was as poor as any land in the count. Mr. Lee acted upon our advice an., bought a car of lime three years ago and applied two tons per acre on t twenty acre fieid. He sowed part of llit tield to oats and red clover, the uthei part was planted to cowpeas. the peas picked and the vines left on the land, l'he lespedeza was cut for has ylelded two tons per acre. The peas land and the lespedeza land prepared and sowed to oats and re«: clover last fall. The oats on the le I pedeza land were about six inch- I higher than on the pea land and t...- red clover was looking better. H> w ever, a good stand of clover was o«. both plots. Mi. lee estimated thai ne would get iOO loads of hay from tl;« 20 acres at this cutting. "Mr. Lee is so well pleased with his experience with lime that he ] bought two curs last fall, and will bu\ another car this fall. Mr. Lee sowe«. 50 bushels of lespe>leza this sprmg. and is very enthusiastic over it as a soil builder and forage crop. He ha adopted the practice of sowing le.» pedeza with red clover in order U thicken up the thin places that man occur in the red fields. Where the red clover is thin the lespedasa is thick We have tried this method out oa ear form and And thai It «uki watt. Mr. Im says that there is ae «mm far any firmer r& rating on poor txmt 1: he will apply lime and give red dovei and lespedeza a chance." I'OWN HATS INVADING MELON FIELDS IN KLNSTON SECTION kiuston, N. C., July 25. —Farmer? loiHitt. diJUJIKV rats to and watermelons in fields surround ing this city, where bumper ciop» of the melons have lieen ma>te. The re ports came from several localities. Investigation developed that le* ler of the rodents had been >eeu n j the city recently. Locally no reason I was advanced. Farmers believed th« the melon crops were luring the rats to the country. The damage in spots wa.-. declared to be considerable . In a local shop proof wa~- fvun-i that not all the rats had mirated number of melons piled in a show window were raided overnight an I large holes gnawed through tlie rimls. Growers said they would re>«.rt t poisoning. EVERETT, N. C. BOY AKRESTED IN NORFOLK Norfolk, Va., July 25. —Luther t'laik, 18 years old of Everetts, N. C-, »a arrested yesterday by Detective A. M Allen at the Navy Recruiting udice on Main street. He is charged wit going thru thi t'othes of Fa il 111 ei mon ami taking $22 in bills from them while I'lummon was undergoing a phy sical examination. who claims he >v»s a famil; in Everetts will be tried oil the lar ceny charge iu police court today. — : — i - A value of S3OO was put on the tei. tons of hay which farmer rut fioin a six-acre demonstration plo tn Pasquotank. He says the hay pai all expenses of putting out the pas ture. THE BEST ADVERTISING ME •>ILM FOR THIS SECTION WILL A IN TIIE ENTERPRISE. f 'f ' ■>/ "ESTABLISHED 189 V CANCELLATION OF HAMILTON TOW SHIP ELECTION Rejection By Part Of The District Causes Cancellation "> Poplar Point cit:x«.na iai.se X.rk a f. iut propose*!- iaxal.cn for liit'i -chogl in Hamilton, suii succeed in I citing board of Cm ity commiisior eis to call off election. The law now requires high school opportunities for every section. The Spring Green section of Poplar Point township was to be in the Hamilton school. The withdrawal of the pro posal will leave this section out of a high school which is, no doubt, a real handicap for it. Perhaps the best solution of the case would have been to let the pro posed bond i-aue for a school build ing at Hamilton also include Spring Green, where a grammar school could .•still be run. They will have to build a school house, any way, as the one* at Spring Green was deslfrojed by Are last spring. Then let both the Hamil ton High School building and the Spring Green school building be built from the same fund, then every per sun from the lowest to the highest coulu be in reach of a good school. Most of the people want good schools, but some of them are not so anxious to support thein. The amount of tn&hey in Martin county, and ill the stale e.»pec-iall\, is an enormous sum, but the goo«r leceived in return over balances the expenditure many times; so after all the money is well spent. POSTMASTER PRICE HAS SBt l BBD CAM ELING MA CHINE TOR POST OFFICE The Wilhamston post office has just received a canceling machine. The capacity of the machine is MM letter* per hour. Second class post offices dispatching •MM than ft*** MMM per- day ace furnished with canceling machines. Postmaster. Price, is alwayp on the job when it conies to improved ser vice. JAIL FOR lit KNkEN DRIVERS, IS JACKSONVILLE PLAN Ah ordinance recently adopted by the city council of Jacksonville, Fla., and indorsed by the mayor of the city, and endorsed by the nia\or of the city, drixers who operate cars whjle under the influence if liquor. The Florida Times-Imoii of Jacksonville declares editorially that the ordinance has -Uuck a popular chord among the pi o plf. The oid'iiance provides for the first offense a penalty of thirty days, anl for the second sixty days, and for the third ninety days, and in the opinion of the editor has worked fai more advantageously than a mere fine. t \I»KT FROM PAKMELE CITED IXIK MARhMA.VSHIP In a recent bulletin received t'repi Camp McClellan we find among the cadets, who have qualified as sharp shooters, Cadet A. C. Wildmaii, of I'armele, who has been attending Davidson college. His many friends in the county will l>e glad to learn of his success at the camp. CHILD DROWNS DI KING TUESDAY'S BIG STORM Greenville, N. C., July 26.—During the "jpolent electrical and wind storln on Tuesday afternoon, Richard Sut ton, Jr., 4 year* old, of the Shelmer lme section was blown by the gale in to a pool and drowned. Richard Sutton, father of the dead. ~. child, together with other members of his family were plastering with clay crevices in a tobacco barn when the storm broke. They continued work until they were forced to seek shelter from the increasing fury of downpour in the structure. The ab sence of the child was not immedi ately discovered as it was believed he haul taken to the house. When the storm abated immediate search was instituted 'for the child.. Finally the lifless body of the tot was discovered in a pool of water which had gathered in a hole made by excavating the clay with which the hira was being plastered. The accepted theory ia that . the child cot realizing the danger, delay ed seeking shelter too long, and when he did attempt to regain the house be was gripped by the gale and hnrted into the pool. Mian Bond and Robert Gilhun, Cooper Perry aad Robert Lewis Perry, of Windsor, attended the dance here last night.